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hi all, no results back from mri yet but they are keeping him in for the weekend, as he should be due to have chemo monday morning! but they might start radiotherapy instead, that will decided on monday, he was a happy boy yesterday as they let him leave the ward ! he said i need to get some l plates as my wheelchair steering is not brilliant...lol...but great fun were a right pair...i use a stick to walk but if im pushing him i can hold on to his chair, so next stop halfords for l plates..lol, so...
My dad has throat and lung cancer ,started chemo but his constant spitting is getting him down been told by doctors it happens and if chemo is succsesful it should get better ,just wondering if anybody has had a similar experience and has any tips to ease it .
Hi this is my first time on site. I had a hysterectomy 3 wks ago and was diagnosed with appendix and ovarian cancer. Am still waiting 4 more tests 2 be done as been told it unusual and trying not 2 dwell on it 2 much until know more.easier said than done! Was expecting results 2 days ago then had call 2 say it would take another wk. I been struggling since op but cant have hormone treatment until know my results. All the wks of fear and worry came out and took it out on my boyfriend of 2 half yrs...
Hi, I am new to the site and have been reading through the posts and finding amazing supportive people. I was diagnosed with stage 3/4 ovarian cancer in 2007. I had extensive surgery and 7 cycles of carbo/taxol. This was followed by 14 months remission but then I relapsed and had another 6 cycles of the above. After 7 months in remission I relapsed again and am now on liposomal doxorubicin(Caelyx). I am feeling quite well at the moment but have a few questions and would value your comments.
Firstly...
Hi, I had yet another hospital appointment today,i went in very possative only to have my leg asspirated again,told i had an infection and put on antibiotics and anti-inflamatories,still smiling went to pharmacy to get prescirption filled,after what seemed like forever got tablets.still smiling and joking with mysister who had taken me,only to find we had forgot where we had parked!! and had 3/4 of an hour to get home,changed and get to a funeral.and guess what we made it dont no how but we did.so...
Hi everyone. I went to see my onc today to discuss radiotherapy. He told me that it would give me another 10% chance of the cancer not returning. He also told me that healthy bowel now filled the space he wanted to treat and that there was a 10% chance of damaging the healthy tissue perminantly.
This would mean a perminant stoma, just when I am about to have mine reversed.
By the look in the oncs eye's I think he was hoping that I would refuse and that is just what I did.
I would have had...
Had my first ABVD session on Tuesday and have felt rubbish until this morning. It was the day of noggin measurements in readiness for the loss of my hair. My two bestest buddies came with me and I laughed so much my face still aches (not helped by the sore tongue in my mouth!).
Its been a good day and I actually feel like me today. Gearing up for a trip to work on Monday so wish me luck!
at 1pm i have a meeting with a hospital social worker, yesterday i had a meltdown at the hospital, the nurse took me to one side and opened the cupboard and said these are for you she gave me a box of tissues, its ok to cry she said....any way they rang down to social worker and told me she would be up to see me it was already 5.15pm so i didnt hold out much hope at 5.30 she came up to my hubbys ward, sat down and aske if she could help, explained about beeing on my own up north and friends and family...
Your voice is like music to my ear
your always watching you always care
you can not leave,you have to stay or ill hurt and it wont be ok
your like my humming lullaby you catch my tears when I'm about to cry
your so much more to me than it seems your my world, my star, my wildest dreams
you make me happy, you make me free, you wrapped your heart around me
i love your hand gripping on mine it'll last forever till the end of time
i put all my power,all of my hopes,
all my heart into...
I was diagnosed with melanoma in May 2006, after a 'mole' was removed from my left ankle after giving birth to my 3rd little girl. I was sent to St George's hospital in London to be under the Melanoma team there. A daunting place at first but somewhere I've become comfortably familiar with! I had a sentinel node biopsy (sentinel nodes removed from behind my knee and groin) and a skin graft. The snb was positive in my groin so I then went on to have a groin dissection. Then in Feb 09 after a very...
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